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Fiction: “A Day in the Life of a Married Man”

Fiction: “A Day in the Life of a Married Man”

A tale of conjugal love from the first complete story collection in English by Moroccan writer and cult...

15 MARCH 2022 • By Malika Moustadraf
Atia Shafee: Raw and Distant Memories

Atia Shafee: Raw and Distant Memories

Artist Atia Shafee hopes that her paintings will "resonate, trigger, and challenge, drawing the observer into the experience,"...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Mike Booth
LA Sketches: Sneakers and the Man From Taroudant

LA Sketches: Sneakers and the Man From Taroudant

A young artisan from Taroudant, Morocco now calls Los Angeles home and brings a particular flare to shoe...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
LA Sketches: Fred Saidy, Humorist

LA Sketches: Fred Saidy, Humorist

In a blast from Hollywood's colorful past, Lebanese American writer Fred Saidy remembers Mrs. Nazralla's exquisite baklava, and...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
LA Sketches: John Nazarian, Defender of the Underdog

LA Sketches: John Nazarian, Defender of the Underdog

Syrian and Armenian American John Nazarian was for decades a champion of those who struggled in Los Angeles.

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
Two Poems by Sophia Armen

Two Poems by Sophia Armen

L.A. Armenian poet and activist Sophia Armen is an American original.

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Sophia Armen
L.A. Story: Poems from Laila Halaby

L.A. Story: Poems from Laila Halaby

Poet and novelist Laila Halaby writes her Los Angeles experience in a cascade of words that indelibly capture...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Abeer Esber
LA Sketches: Dimitris Mahlis, Oud Artist

LA Sketches: Dimitris Mahlis, Oud Artist

Musician-composer Dimitris Mahlis celebrates multiple oud traditions as he offers TMR listeners two meditative taksim.

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
Reza Abdoh: L.A.’s Theatre Visionary

Reza Abdoh: L.A.’s Theatre Visionary

Playwright and theatre director Reza Abdoh left his mark on Los Angeles and national theatre culture, as actor-writer...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Juliana Francis Kelly
“Where Are You From?” Identity and the Spirit of Ethno-Futurism

“Where Are You From?” Identity and the Spirit of Ethno-Futurism

Writer and film executive Bavand Karim meditates on Iranian American identity and an alternative vision for self-realization in...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Bavand Karim
The Alexandrian: Life and Death in L.A.

The Alexandrian: Life and Death in L.A.

An Egyptian American daughter recalls the enduring love her immigrant father harbored for Los Angeles and the American...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Noreen Moustafa
Farzad Kohan: Love, Migration, Identity

Farzad Kohan: Love, Migration, Identity

Farzad Kohan's art is a bridge and commentary on his Iranian and American worlds, sometimes converging, at other...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Meral Şimşek
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